Russia carries out deadly strike on Ukrainian prison
In the Dnipro region, authorities reported at least four people killed and eight injured.
Ukraine's air force said Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles along with 37 Shahed-type strike drones and decoy UAVs.
They say 32 Shahed drones were intercepted or neutralised by Ukrainian air defences.
The attack late on Monday hit the Bilenkivska Correctional Colony with four guided aerial bombs, according to the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine.
At least 42 inmates were hospitalised with serious injuries, while another 40 people, including one staff member, suffered injuries.
The strike destroyed the prison's dining hall, damaged administrative and quarantine buildings, but the perimeter fence held and no escapes were reported, authorities said.
Ukrainian officials condemned the attack, saying targeting civilian infrastructure, such as prisons, was a war crime under international conventions.
In Dnipro, missiles hit the city of Kamianske, partially destroying a three-storey building and damaging nearby medical facilities including a maternity hospital and a city hospital ward.
Two people were killed and five were wounded, including a pregnant woman who is in a serious condition, according to regional head Serhii Lysak.
Further Russian attacks hit communities in Synelnykivskyi district with FPV drones and aerial bombs, killing at least one person and injuring two others.
According to Lysak, Russian forces also targeted the community of Velykomykhailivska, killing a 75-year-old woman and injuring a 68-year-old man.
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